Korean J Pathol.
2011 Dec;45(6):659-664.
Primary Malignant Melanoma Arising in an Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
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- 1Department of Pathology, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
- 4Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. maelstrom@naver.com
Abstract
- Ovarian primary malignant melanoma is very uncommon with only 44 reported cases in the literature. A 71-year-old woman with an ovarian mass and multiple nodules in the liver presented to our hospital. She was treated with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and malignant melanoma was found in the mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. Malignant melanoma cells were also found in the ascitic fluid. She died 5 months later. Here we report a very uncommon case of malignant melanoma arising in an ovarian mature cystic teratoma with a review of the literature.
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